A sudden heft in mind's hand
has dragged your still-hot words
down to stomach and beneath
What I thought you meant
was bad enough, not great, but
this (the sudden meaning) could be
also, and
I don't know how to ask. What if
I ask and you skewer me for even
thinking that of you? What if
you freeze like ice, realizing
how little I suddenly know
of how you know me?
What if I shut up to hear what
you follow this up with?
What if it's nothing?
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